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Author: Rinder, Rob

Crime & mystery

Published on 19 June 2025 by Cornerstone (Century) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 400 pages
163 x 244 x 37 | 612g

A world-famous artist. A fatal brush with death.

At a star-studded opening night for the Royal Academy’s celebration of renowned artist Max Bruce, someone is hiding a dark secret.

As the night reaches its climax and Max addresses his admirers, the occasion takes a shocking turn when a protester runs from the crowd and sprays the artist with blue paint.

Max collapses and it soon turns out that the paint was laced with cyanide. Someone has been plotting to kill him.

All evidence points to the protestor – and newly qualified barrister Adam Green is assigned the impossible task of their defence.

But could there be others who wanted Max dead?Praise for Rob Rinder . . .

‘Hugely enjoyable!’ Steve Cavanagh’Ridiculously entertaining’ Tom Hindle’I did not want it to end’ Heidi Perks’Strong storytelling with a murder mystery at its heart makes it one to treasure’ Daily Mail’A pacy and gripping read’ The Sun